Chapter 360: Rise! More! (1/2)
”The... tree?” Rumi blinked his eyes before bouncing toward Arthur and grabbing his shoulder. ”You are building walls using that?!”
He pointed toward the sky-reaching tree in the distance, and Arthur nodded without looking at it. Rumi's mouth gaped before it twisted into a crazed grin.
”I chose the right person to work with, hahaha! Let me grab my kit before we go!”
The architect ran back into the house, and clattering sounds came from within. He reappeared with a giant leather bag on his back, a monocle on his eyes. Then, without waiting for Arthur and Courage, he began walking toward Rega.
”Why are you waiting? Let's go!”
His enthusiasm came as a surprise for the two, even though Arthur understood where it came from. He shrugged to the Titled Knight and walked behind the architect.
”So, should I keep calling you Courage? Or are you going to tell me your true name?” Arthur watched the architect make his way through the forest as he asked.
”True name?” Courage glanced at him. ”I have no other names. The moment I became the Knight of Courage, that's all I am.”
”You do have a past, though.” Arthur was curious. ”Does Big Bear and the others know about it?”
”No one dares to speak of it. Calling a Titled Knight by their name is considered treason because the King is the one who gives them the title.”
”I see,” Arthur nodded. ”You know I can get the name out of anyone else.”
”You won't,” The Knight of Courage said curtly, without any doubt or hesitation.
”Why are you so sure?”
”Because you want me to tell you myself.” Courage stared at him from the side. Arthur shrugged and smiled, opting to remain silent. They reached deep into the forest before they found the first of Rega's roots.
As they reached it, Arthur walked toward it and touched the root, opening a portal. He walked in to appear on the biggest branch that Rega had, which could fit a small house. Arthur walked toward the edge as the rest came out from the portal.
”Time for my tape!”
Rumi shouted as soon as he arrived on the branch. He waved his hand, and a tape shot out from his sleeve, wrapping itself around the branch.
Arthur and Courage were speechless as he got on all four and began taking measurements of the branch. He ignored Arthur and Courage, who demanded the outline until he was done.
”I think we can build something here,” Rumi said with a delighted expression. ”Seika, the place you requested can be built between the biggest two branches of the tree.”
”I don't care right now. Just give me the outline.” Arthur stretched his palm open, and Rumi bobbed his head. He took down his bag and took out a book from within it.
”Behold, Seika.” Rumi built suspense. ”The greatest city in the world, Hidden City!”
He opened the book, and lights exploded from within it. A hologram began constructing in front of them with Rega in the center. The outline of the city was not two-dimensional like Arthur expected, but a three-dimensional hologram.
Arthur grinned as he saw the outline of the city. It looked like Freya city with how pyramidal its structures were laid around Rega. However, there was a difference that there were houses on top of Rega's branches.
”These are the houses of the nobility,” Rumi explained.
”There won't be any nobility here.” Arthur corrected, and Rumi's eyes widened. ”The buildings on the high branches will be the research departments, run by every department's head. The branches in the middle will be for the shops and auction houses.”
”Ah, research?” Rumi scratched his head. ”The Seika's needs are different from those of other Lords, it seems.”
”Our Seika is a man of science.” Courage said with a smirk. ”What are you going to research?” She asked with curiosity.
”That will be determined later on,” Arthur said before turning to the architect. ”What about the smithies?”